I’m from Australia and remember when gas hit $1/litre in the 90s. The pumps could handle it, but the signs only had space for three digits (cents and tenths of a cent) so petrol stations (as we call them in Australia) had a hand-painted “1” at the start of the price, until they could upgrade the signs.
In the 70s or 80s when gas first broke the $1/gallon barrier, the just put up a sign saying the price was per 1/2 gallon and they’d double the charge when you went in to pay.
And for the billions and billions of dollars given to Telco companies, we should all have under $10 a month gigabit symmetrical connections to our house […]
One of the biggest thefts from the American people?
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I started driving in the 90s. I remember my favorite local gas station closing because their gas pumps could only go up to $0.999
I’m from Australia and remember when gas hit $1/litre in the 90s. The pumps could handle it, but the signs only had space for three digits (cents and tenths of a cent) so petrol stations (as we call them in Australia) had a hand-painted “1” at the start of the price, until they could upgrade the signs.
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He had mechanical pumps. It had nothing to do with a sign, the pumps themselves were physically incapable of metering at a rate higher than $0.999.
He was also in his mid-60s and didn’t want to invest in new pumps for the gas station he ran out his front yard.
In the 70s or 80s when gas first broke the $1/gallon barrier, the just put up a sign saying the price was per 1/2 gallon and they’d double the charge when you went in to pay.
$1 gas station, nice!
So the last comment you made had little to do with reality. Sweet.
Jesus Christ, take a walk my friend. No need for that toxicity in a shit post community
But Elmer said Cleetus was slack-jawed and pork fat could power a diesel enjun anyhoo, Egbert.
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We really dodged a bullet by completely eliminating pork fat from our diets even though we didn’t.
In 2023, McDonald’s bought more than 230 million pounds of pork from producers that house pregnant sows in groups.
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-purpose-and-impact/esg-approach-and-progress/performance-reports.html
One of the biggest thefts from the American people?
(Just one of, of course)